Blockchain Careers at OpenSea

OpenSea is the first and largest marketplace for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Applications for NFTs include collectibles, gaming items, domain names, digital art, and many other items backed by a blockchain. NFTs have brand new properties that go beyond traditional digital items: they’re unique, provably scarce, liquid, and usable across multiple applications. At OpenSea, we're excited about building a brand new economy from the ground up based on true digital ownership and are proud to be recognized as Y Combinator's #26 ranked top private company.

When hiring candidates, we look for signals that a candidate will thrive in our culture, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, grow rapidly, and love our work. We also know how critical it is to celebrate and support our differences. Employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences and opinions enables our employees, our product and our community to flourish. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. To help facilitate this, we support remote, hybrid or onsite work at either New York City or San Francisco for the majority of our opportunities.

You will report directly to the General Counsel.  The ideal candidate is a collaborative team player that is passionate about NFTs and blockchain technology and happiest in a fast-paced, action-oriented environment.  

Responsibilities - Develop, execute, and continually evaluate legal strategy in litigation matters, and provide support in regulatory matters as needed. - Advise HR & recruiting teams on new programs, policies, and other employment issues. - Provide product, operations, and community teams guidance on day-to-day issues, as well as foundational legal issues without clear solutions. - Build and maintain scalable risk management frameworks and processes. - Keep abreast of quickly developing legal landscape to forecast and head off challenges for rapidly scaling business.

Desired Experience - 7+ years of legal experience (Associate General Counsel). - Extensive experience setting strategy and running litigation matters for high-growth consumer technology companies. - Experience with employment and/or regulatory matters a plus. - Strong negotiation, risk-assessment, and dispute resolution skills. - Track record of collaborative partnership with lawyers and non-lawyers to solve problems and get things done. - Juris doctor from accredited law school.  - Member of a US state bar in good standing.